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At a time when budget cuts are putting heavy pressure on education, Utrecht University received a remarkable donation: two thin sections and a disc of a lunar meteorite.

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Analysis of a space rock that landed on a frozen Michigan lake revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds. Learn how the meteorite might have been incorporated into life on Earth.